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Human Trafficking is Off the Charts, so Texas State Attorney General Produced a Documentary to Alert the Public
Will 2018 be the year that human trafficking and sex-trafficking finally gets the attention it deserves from the public and from those in government who are actually there to serve and protect?
Human trafficking is much more common than people want to believe, and in just about every city and town in America there is an underground slave trade. The issue is slowly being brought into public consciousness, however, and the Texas State Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has overseen a recently released documentary film entitled, “Be the One.’
The film aims to show the public just how prevalent human trafficking, including sexual exploitation and forced labor, are today, just how easy it is to overlook, and what you can do if you notice the tell-tale signs.
“Human trafficking is modern day slavery. It is the exploitation of men, women, and children by third-parties for their own profit or gain.” ~Krista Leeburg Melton, Texas State Attorney General’s Office
In a 2017 study, it was estimated that is over 300,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas today. The statistical breakdown is shocking:
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